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<blockquote data-quote="Tortoise Tom" data-source="post: 134276" data-attributes="member: 27883"><p>I get my flats from these guys: <a href="http://www.eggboxes.com/Item/13" target="_blank">http://www.eggboxes.com/Item/13</a></p><p></p><p>I've never used substrate for dubia or Blatta species. I only used substrate under some of the pet species like Blaberus giganteus and Archimandrita tesselata. I didn't use it under most of the Blaberus or any of the others. I've never had a problem with babies flipping and dying using the system I use. Maybe they get pushed close enough to one of the many flats and can right themselves? Also, the frass builds up pretty quickly, so they are not on a bare surface for very long.</p><p></p><p>I don't think its a problem if they cannibalize their dead. I'm sure it happens in my bins too. Still, I like to remove any dead ones I see so they don't attract ants, flies/maggots, or start to stink up the bin. I think my dermestid beetles do a fair amount of clean up too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tortoise Tom, post: 134276, member: 27883"] I get my flats from these guys: [URL]http://www.eggboxes.com/Item/13[/URL] I've never used substrate for dubia or Blatta species. I only used substrate under some of the pet species like Blaberus giganteus and Archimandrita tesselata. I didn't use it under most of the Blaberus or any of the others. I've never had a problem with babies flipping and dying using the system I use. Maybe they get pushed close enough to one of the many flats and can right themselves? Also, the frass builds up pretty quickly, so they are not on a bare surface for very long. I don't think its a problem if they cannibalize their dead. I'm sure it happens in my bins too. Still, I like to remove any dead ones I see so they don't attract ants, flies/maggots, or start to stink up the bin. I think my dermestid beetles do a fair amount of clean up too. [/QUOTE]
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